Card-rack.



H. E. READ.

GABD BACK.

Arrmouron Hmm Nov.1e, 1907.

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H. E. READ, GARD Bmx. APPLICATION FILED 10V. 16, 1907.

905,578. Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

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PATENT oFFjioE.

HARVEY EUGENE READ, OF Ali'lAlVION-T, KANSAS.

CARD-RACK.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1903.

Application and Nvember 16', 1907. seria No. 402,514.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARVEY EUGENE READ,

a citizen of the United States, residing at-l Altamont, in the county of Labet-te and State of Kansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Card-Racks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to card racks and it is designed 4to meet the demand for a practical rack for displaying a number of post cards so that they may be readilyexamined without being handled. v

The. object of the invention is to provide in connection with a suitable frame, sets of card holding rack bars which are adapted to be shifted relatively to the frame in order to accommodate the cards which are also dctachably connectml with the frame so that they may be detached and removed thereby enabling any desired number of rack bars to'be mounted in the frame by which they are supported. A

With the above and other objects in view. the invention consists in the novel construction` combination and arrangen'ient of parts hereinafter fully described. illustrated and claimed, y

ln the accompanying drawings Figure l is a perspective view of a complete card rack embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section through the same illustrating the manner of attaching or detaching the latch bars. Fig. ffl is a top pla-n view of a section of the rack. Fig. d is a sectional elevation of a portion of the lower part of the rack. Fig. 5 is a detail perspecti ve view of one ot' the rack bars adapted forl'he support of horizontally disposed cards. Fig. is a perspective view of a rack bar adapted for the support of vertically disposed cards. Fig. T is a side elevation of a double rack bar or one which is adapt-ed vto support cards at both sides of the rack.

The card rack contemplated in this inveny tion embodies essentially a frame which is preferably rectangularin elevation, comprising standards l and top and bottom Stringer bars 3 and 4f. respectively and supporting feet 5, all of said parts being permanently fastened together to form a frame which may be of anydesired dilnensions as to height and length according to the capacity required.

The bottom Stringer bar 4 is provided with shallow7 notches 6 arranged at frequent int-ervals throughout the lenfth thereof and formed in the upper side of said bar. The tOp Stringer bar 3 is provided with a corresponding number of notches 7 formed in one of theside faces thereof and extending through .the same from top to bottom, the rack bars hereinafter particularly described being adapted to engage in the notches 6 and 7 of the Stringer bars in the manner illustrated in Fig. 2,

ln'connection with the frame above described, I employ any desired number of card holding rack bars 8 each of which is provided in its lower end With a shallow notch 9 adapted to register with one of the notches 6 inthe bottom Stringer bar, the rack bar being provided in its upper end with a deep notch 10 adapted toregister with a corresponding notch in the top Stringer bar. The notch 10 is made deeper than thenotch 9 in order to provide for detaching the rack bar from the supporting frame which may be accomplished by sliding the rack bar upward to the extent permitted by the notch 10 which will be far enough to allow the lower end of the rack bar to move out of engagement with the bottom notched Stringer bar el after which the lower end of the rack bar may be sprung to one side permitting said bar to be detached from the supporting frame. In the same manner the several rack bars may be shifted leiigthwise of the stringer bars 23 and Je so as to arrange the rack bars S in any desired rela-tion or groups.

Each of the rack bars o is provided in one or both edges with a plurality of inclined slots 1l into which the edges of the cards are inserted as shown in Fig. .l so as to be held in proper position for display. Two forms of rack bars are employed, the one illustrated `in Fig. having the slots l1 inclined to a greater degree than the corresponding slots in the rack bar illustrated in Fig. 6.

By referring to Fig. l it will be seen that the slots having the greatest inclination are `adapted for holding cards in a horizontal disposition as indicated at 12 while the more vertical slots 11 are adapted for holding the vertically disposed cards as shown at 13. This overcomes the objectionable feay ture of the vertically disposed cards pro jecting further than the horizontally disposed cards and giving ajagged uneven apl o (i pezirzince to the rack when filled. lt Will be further noted inFig. l that between each pair of rack bars 8 y which the cards are supported horizontally, a suitable space is left by omitting one of the rack bars. The arrangement of the rack bars and the number of the same employed may be Varied to suit the cards to be displayed. If desired, the rack bars 8 may be provided in one edge With slot@ 14 of considerable size and Width adapted to receive and hold the stock cards of which the samples are displayed by being held in the slots l1 on the opposite side of the rack.

It is desirable in some eases to display cards at both sides of the rack which may be done by constructing each of the rack bars as illustrated in Fig. 7, in which it will be seen that card holding Slots l1 ure provided in both edgeel of euch rack bar thus greatly increasing the capacity of the display of the rack.

I claim:-

1. A card rack comprising a frame em bodying top and bottom Stringer bars, and

card holding rack lbars extending between the Stringer bars and shiftable lengthwise thereof.

2. A card rack comprisin a frame em bodying top and bottom Stringer bars, and q 3. A card rack comprising u frame embodying top und bottom Stringer bars, and card holdlng rack bars having a notched and shiftble engagement at both ends with the Stringer bars.

4. A card rack comprising a frame em bodying notched top und bottom Stringer bars, and card holding rack bars having their opposite ends notched and in detmchnhlil engagement with the notehed Stringer hars. whereby the rack bars muy be shifted lengthwise of the Stringer bars.

In testimony whereof l nfix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HARVEY EUGENE READ. VVitnesSes:

IRA R. ABER, J. H. TAYLOR. 

